Where does “arero” come from?

arero (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian qalelo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian deləq.

arero (Maori): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “arero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqalelo—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandeləq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian deləq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qalelo →